Blog posts from around the country

Angeles Chapter
If you are like most of us, you are worried about cultural sites and iconic buildings that may not have survived the fires that raged across Agoura HIlls, Malibu, Malibu canyons and parks, and the Santa Monica Mountains.
Massachusetts Chapter
BOSTON - Today Governor Baker announced the release of a long-awaited report on the Future of Transportation in the Commonwealth. This report lays out the administration’s comprehensive vision for improvements to the Massachusetts transportation…
New Jersey Chapter
Federal court has granted PennEast the use of eminent domain to gain access to properties to do survey work. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) granted of a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the PennEast Pipeline…
Lone Star Chapter
It is unusual when a diverse group of stakeholders that includes the Sierra Club, Texas Industrial Energy Consumers, Texas Public Policy Foundation, the Steering Committee of Cities Served by Oncor, and Public Citizen agree on anything, but in this…
New Jersey Chapter
The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that Bi-County Developers can develop property High Mountain in Oakland in the New Jersey Highlands. Despite being challenged by the Sierra Club and Highlands Coalition, the court’s decision found that both Bi-…
Santa Cruz Group / Ventana Chapter / California
The deadline for RECEIPT of the 2019 Santa Cruz Executive Committee Election ballots has been extended from January 5 to January 12. Please don't wait until the last minute to vote.
San Gorgonio Chapter
Monthly Meeting and Holiday Party PotluckLos Serranos Group Sierra Club Holiday Party potluck is Tuesday December 18th at 7:00 pm.   Meeting will be held in the Etiwanda Room at the Goldy Lewis Community Center,  11200 Baseline Rd, Rancho…
Toiyabe Chapter
The Trump Administration has proposed to open Nevada's precious Ruby Mountains to oil & gas exploration. Join the come to the public hearings to learn more and help deliver a resounding "No!" to the Forest Service and our elected leaders in…
Thomas Hart Benton Group / Missouri Chapter / Kansas City Missouri
Recently the MO Clean Water Commission rejected a proposed CAFO of 6,999 cattle to be built in the KC area near Lone Jack.  The Sierra Club generated hundreds of comments to the Commission.   We worked closely with Powell Gardens &
Houston Group / Lone Star Chapter / Texas
The weather was spectacular, and the water level in the cypress swamp was high. Just two days before our December 1 outing, the US Geological Survey’s monitoring station at Liberty, TX (about 27 miles upriver from where we were) had ended a period…